tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2238317950907961320..comments2018-03-19T09:14:49.219-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: John Box: Not a Ropemaker?J. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-87017307246831826302013-07-17T09:13:46.778-05:002013-07-17T09:13:46.778-05:00&quot;Mechanic&quot; was a catch-all term for the ...&quot;Mechanic&quot; was a catch-all term for the class of men who made things with their hands. It doesn&#39;t show up as a legal label; Revere was called a goldsmith or silversmith in that context. <br /><br />The founding of the Massachusetts Mechanics Charitable Association, with Revere as first president, shows some if the shifts in terminology and class interests. It was originally called the Mechanics&#39; Society. But it also represented the interests of manufacturers and owners of large workshops over their workers, the ordinary mechanics. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-55586155692385635692013-07-17T08:51:33.458-05:002013-07-17T08:51:33.458-05:00Great explanation on those distinctions! Before th...Great explanation on those distinctions! Before the Industrial Revolution, wouldn&#39;t a man such as Revere have been referred to as a mechanic?Marshall Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031077116362677917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-55319265743054879082013-07-16T16:47:33.559-05:002013-07-16T16:47:33.559-05:00Thanks, Don! That first passage about Box has been...Thanks, Don! That first passage about Box has been in my notes for over a decade, so I&#39;ve been mulling over its meaning for a while. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-54002284299306860072013-07-16T15:38:04.671-05:002013-07-16T15:38:04.671-05:00You really suss out evolving social consciousnesse...You really suss out evolving social consciousnesses/language around class and occupation very nicely in this one, John!Don Carleton (Jr.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995856884718068236noreply@blogger.com